My friends Drew and Gary had issues with road construction on the way to the show. I had totally forgotten about that; I hit those detours on the way home from BOTH shows the previous weekend. The Poplar Street Bridge had been looking(and feeling) like an incomplete jigsaw puzzle for a while now.
Anywho, your ring announcer was Ben Simon. Lots of hype for the October shows with the Honky Tonk Man and Hacksaw Jim Duggan appearing.
Was wondering if the opener would go to a draw(it had a ten-minute time limit)...right after I thought that, Bobby D got the pin. Shows what I know. SICW and MMWA seem to be the only area groups that still bother with a time limit...the ring announcer even makes announcements for time elapsed at five-minute intervals. More on that later.
Not fond of handicap matches in general as mainstream promotions have really overused the gimmick. (The Raw main event was a rare example of the concept actually working despite the oddball setup.) This one was okay for what it was. Seems odd to see Gallagher working face. I immediately dubbed the Shorty/Gallagher tag team "Black & Blue"...I apologize, ladies and gentlemen.
The tag match got a good bit of time and was solid. Daniel Eads is inexperienced but has a good look and physique(plus actual gear~!).
We DID get a draw in Jackson-Vaughn...guessed it with the ten-minute limit. The time limit is so rarely used in wrestling these days; a lot of wrestlers don't get the "sense of urgency" that goes along with trying to win the match before the clock ticks down. It's almost an artifact in that sense, but it can be effective in the right context; heels have used it to great effectiveness with Television Titles by stalling out the clock.
Tony Raze tried to use both handcuffs and nightstick to his advantage, but Dirden just won the match before it resulted in a disqualification. Last month seemed to set up Dirden teaming with Gary Jackson against Texan & Waco, so maybe that'll happen on one of the October events.
Not often that we see Chaz against a larger opponent, but his aerial style works well in that context. Wesson wins by DQ but Bronson is still positioned as a destructive monster.
Well-played ref bump in the Flanagan-Powers match...this feud MUST CONTINUE~! It seems like these two would work well with each other.
Solid main event. Nice touch with them using each other's signature moves. The setup is there for The Unlikely Duo(tm) of Cruz & Powers to fight Kasa & Flanagan...though the heel side may have issues over Flanagan wanting the belt.
Nothing next weekend with MECW's cancellation, but October will be BUSY. For me, it looks like this:
Friday 10/4: St. Louis Anarchy in Alton, IL
Saturday 10/5: Dynamo in Glen Carbon
Saturday 10/12: SICW in Belleville
Saturday 10/19: SICW in East Carondelet
Friday 10/25: Dynamo at Pop's in Sauget
Saturday 10/26: CSCW in Swansea
I forgot on the previous commentary, but: #yaywrestling
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